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Why Tech Leaders Should Hire Great People or Leave the Seat Empty (opens the original)
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In this solo episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan shares how HIRECLOUT navigated rapid growth, a tightening technology market, organizational complexity, and the consequences of settling for “good enough.” He breaks down why great people create momentum, how poor hiring decisions compound across an organization, and why leaders must take responsibility for the standards they tolerate. The conversation also explores client selection, onboarding, operational focus, simplifying co
How Scaling Companies Should Hire for the Next Stage, Not Today’s Vacancy (opens the original)
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In this solo episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explains why the right person in the wrong environment can still become the wrong hire. Avetis breaks down how leaders can evaluate candidates based on the problems they have actually solved, the environments where they perform best, and the stage of growth they have helped companies navigate. He explores common hiring mistakes, better executive interview questions, how to assess recruiting and executive search partners, and whe
How AI Agents Are Forcing a Rethink of Enterprise Identity Security (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Jason Martin shares the founder decisions behind building Permiso, from interviewing 100 enterprise security leaders before writing code to creating a new cybersecurity market before most buyers understood the problem. He breaks down product-market fit, go-to-market challenges, fundraising pressure, co-CEO leadership, startup resilience, and the realities of selling a company. The conversation also explores AI agents, non-human identities, identity
Why Founders Regret Selling Within the First Year | Peter Goldstein (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Peter Goldstein, entrepreneur, investor, CEO, and founder of Integrated CEO, shares lessons from nearly four decades of building, exiting, and advising companies. He explains why transferability matters more than short-term performance, how founders can prepare early for an exit without committing to sell, and what buyers actually evaluate when pricing risk. The conversation also explores SPACs, M&A integration, company culture, founder dependency,
If AI Replaces the Career Ladder, How Will Leaders Be Developed? (opens the original)
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In this solo episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan examines how artificial intelligence, workforce efficiency, and headcount reduction affect talent development and succession planning. He explains why repetitive work can be automated without eliminating career pathways, how middle managers translate strategy into execution, and why companies cannot rely exclusively on external executive hiring. This episode is essential for CEOs, CTOs, technology leaders, HR executives, invest
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